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We're excited to announce that this year, CODE’s 4th Annual Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature ceremony will be hosted in collaboration with First Nations University of Canada in Regina on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Congratulations to Shelagh Rogers, Host of CBC Radio One's The Next Chapter on another well deserved accolade for her continued support and promotion of Canadian literature and culture.Shelagh will once again emcee CODE’s Annual Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature ceremony

In collaboration with the Literary Prizes Foundation, the Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Literature is given annually to English-language literary works for young adults by First Nations, Inuit or Métis authors. A first prize of $12,000, a second prize of $8,000 and a third prize of $5,000 will be awarded to the authors and translators (if applicable) of the winning titles. Publishers of winning titles will be awarded a guaranteed purchase of a minimum of 2,500 copies, which will be delivered to First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across Canada.http://www.codecan.org/about-the-burt-award-for-first-nations-inuit-and-metis-literature